§ 16-93-601. Felonies committed prior to April 1, 1977
(a) Death Sentence. An individual under sentence of death is not eligible for release on parole. (b) Life Imprisonment. (1) An individual sentenced to life imprisonment prior to March 1, 1968, and any individual sentenced to life imprisonment after February 12, 1969, and before April 1, 1977, is not eligible for release on parole unless […]
§ 16-93-602. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Purpose and construction of sections
(a) It is the purpose and intent of this section and §§ 16-93-603 and 16-93-604 to establish parole eligibility for a person convicted of a felony committed on or after April 1, 1977, and prior to April 1, 1983. (b) Nothing in this section and §§ 16-93-603 and 16-93-604 is to be construed to repeal […]
§ 16-93-603. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Classification of inmates
For the purposes of §§ 16-93-602 — 16-93-604, inmates are to be classified as follows: (1) A first offender is an inmate convicted of one (1) or more felonies but who has not been incarcerated in some correctional institution in the United States, whether local, state, or federal, for a crime which was a felony […]
§ 16-93-604. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Parole eligibility
(a) A person who committed felonies prior to April 1, 1977, and who was convicted and incarcerated therefor, is eligible for release on parole in accordance with the parole eligibility law in effect at the time the crime was committed. (b) A person who committed felonies on and after April 1, 1977, and prior to […]
§ 16-93-606. Parole eligibility — Felonies committed on or after April 1, 1983, but before January 1, 1994 — Classification of inmates — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “felony” means a crime classified as Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony by the laws of this state. (b) For the purposes of § 16-93-607, inmates shall be classified as follows: (1) A first offender is an inmate convicted of one (1) or more felonies […]
§ 16-93-607. Parole eligibility — Felonies committed on or after April 1, 1983, but before January 1, 1994 — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “felony” means a crime classified as Class Y felony, Class A felony, or Class B felony by the laws of this state. (b) A person who committed a felony prior to April 1, 1983, and who was convicted and incarcerated for that felony, shall be eligible for release on […]
§ 16-93-608. Parole eligibility — Class C or Class D felonies committed on or after April 1, 1983, but before January 1, 1994
A person who commits a Class C felony or Class D felony on or after April 1, 1983, and who is incarcerated therefor is eligible for release on parole after having served one-third (1/3) of his or her sentence, with credit for good-time allowances, or one-third (1/3) of the time to which his or her […]
§ 16-93-609. Effect of more than one conviction for certain felonies — Definition
(a) Any person who commits murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102, rape, § 5-14-103, or aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103, subsequent to March 24, 1983, and who has previously been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102, rape, § 5-14-103, or aggravated robbery, § 5-12-103, […]
§ 16-93-610. Computation of sentence
(a) Time served is deemed to begin on the day sentence is imposed, not on the day a prisoner is received by the Department of Corrections. It shall continue only during the time in which a prisoner is actually confined in a county jail or other local place of lawful confinement or while under the […]
§ 16-93-612. Parole eligibility — Date of offense
(a) A person’s parole eligibility shall be determined by the laws in effect at the time of the offense for which he or she is sentenced to the Division of Correction. (b) For an offender serving a sentence for a felony committed before April 1, 1977, § 16-93-601 governs that person’s parole eligibility. (c) For […]